The Choice Channel

“In a score of articles and commentaries since April 15 - at least four in the Daily News - local papers have made the terms ‘charter school and ’scandal’ synonymous because of the highly questionable actions of two of the city’s 60 charter operators. In a nutshell, two charter operators, Philadelphia Academy’s Brien Gardiner and the Laboratory Charter School’s June Brown, ran good schools but also paid themselves astronomical salaries. Once their fees were made public, a media feeding frenzy ensued, along with the predictable calls for more regulation.” (06/04/08)